BeccaBuck
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My fav way of flexibility training is to take a super hot shower, layer up, and start off with some basic yoga movements. Things like sun salutations and cat/cow. Then I usually go through a series of cobra poses, camel, various back mobility exercises, and finish up with bridges. Veena’s back mobility lesson is great!
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I couldn't help but chime in too, lol. its nice to see so many pole dancers jumping in on that discussion!
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Go back and learn your invert on your other side. I’m a strong believer that every dancer should work on their inverts until they don’t even have a ‘bad side’ invert. Its simply left Side, right side, not good and bad. It’s not a move that you can skip learning on the other side. A twisted grip handspring is a VERY advanced move, one I don’t think you should attempt unless you can comfortably invert on both sides. (I would even go so far as to say you should be so comfortable with your invert, you can aerial invert with no problem on both sides, before moving on to hand springs). Learn your ‘bad side’ invert, then start working on your hand spring from caterpillar, like previously mentioned.
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i think your question is comparing apples to oranges. the video submission is not a form of registration. it's a competition in its own right, separate from the 'final' round that the competitor hopes make it to. so you register online, and fill out a form and pay a fee for your online competition, just like you do for the live comps that don't have an online round. there is no limit to how many people can apply for it, the only rules/restrictions are generally age and nationality (ie, US citizen, female, over age 18). most comps do it roughly the same way, you pay your money, and fill out a form and you get in. its just a matter of how many rounds they have before you get to perform live on a stage.
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the only part of that move i can't do is to put my outside arm behind my back. i'm still at the point where i have to leave my outside arm on the pole. have you tried that variation of it? I would try and master that first. then when thats mastered, try the variation where you grab your foot over head with your outside arm. then when you have mastered that, see if you can get both arms behind your back.
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1000 calories is way too low, i don't care what your height/weight is. on less than 1200 calories per day, its almost impossible to even get the minimum amount of nutrients you need, let alone enough energy. You're slowly starving yourself, and your body is panicking about it, and holding onto the fat. you need help this forum can't provide, go see a nutritionist/registered dietician and get your diet sorted out.
Chem is definitely right, in that a lot of it has to do with your genetics and DNA. some women store fat in their stomachs, some in the hips/thigs, some are just naturally very lean, etc. don't fight your body, learn to work with it.
enjoy the journey!
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LOL, i spoke too soon! Here's a video I found on youtube. all you do is take the hand thats grabbing your leg, and replace it on the pole. that puts your hands in flag grip and you can lower down to the floor, or lift back up onto the pole
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i've seen a video, i'll try to find it. if not, I'll be practicing tomorrow, I can take a quick video and link it here!
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You can flag out of it, which looks nice. If you have a flag press, you can then press back up. Or just flag down to the floor.
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Winning was absolutely surreal!! The videos for Danielle and I should be up this evening!! We’ll def put them on YouTube, and I’ll load mine on here too!
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oh, and listen to your body!! don't ignore warning signs of over use and over training. rest is just as important as physical activity.
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the answer is, there is no right answer for everyone. whats right for me, may be totally wrong for you. whats right for you, could lead to someone else getting overuse injuries.
very general guidelines: weight train 2-3x per week, allowing 24-48 hours rest in between. cardio can generally be done daily. light stretching can generally be done daily. deep, intense stretching you usually need 24-48 hours rest in between.
i like to combine my weight training days with my pole days, that way i can totally rest on my off days. when you weight train, try to make an effort to balance out your poling. for example, i do a lot of 'pulling' during my pole practice, so i try to do a lot of pressing in my weight training. thats just one example.
for best results, see a professional who can personalize a program thats right for you.
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I think the biggest lesson to learn from Kansanya’s story, is not the necessity of insurance, but to get properly educated on exercise and fitness before teaching. Your students are trusting you with their bodies, and their health. Do your due diligence and learn more about general exercise and fitness guidelines and proper body mechanics before teaching. If you’re not ready to do that, than you’re not ready to teach. No matter how informally you are looking at it, you could inadvertently hurt someone. No one wants that, I’m sure least of all you! Knowing how to pole isn’t enough, or even how to break down moves, just isn’t enough. Even beginner level moves are quite intense, especially for the general, sedentary, population.
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If you're not ready to do it for real, and the right way, I wouldn't do it at all. The simple act of accepting money in exchange for services, is by definition taking it to another level, regardless of how low the price is. And if someone gets hurt, they will have a case against you. think of it like the person who starts an at home "daycare". it doesn't matter if there are only 2-3 kids there, and they are charging super low prices. if one of those kids gets hurt, there will be hell to pay.
this is all just my opinion, YMMV!! happy poling, whatever you decide to do!
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Also, pole is an athletic activity. Get some basic knowledge of health and fitness before teaching. Learn about proper warmup/cool down technique, learn about biomechanics, and basic exercise science. Simply being good at pole, really isn’t enough to teach (IMHO). I get a little irritated with the lack of fitness/exercise knowledge a lot of instructors seem to have. AFFA and ACE have books you can study. (This isn’t meant to come across harshly, I just think that in general the community of pole instructors needs to take this a little more seriously). I do wish you all the best!